This is the information page about the shipwreck Lightship no 83, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.783 N,0 35.554 E (53.574133333333, 0.78151666666667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Ac 9
2. Acklamd (possibly)
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. Audacity
5. B o borjesson
6. Benmacdhui
7. Box hill
8. British councillor
9. British prince
10. Briton (possibly)
11. Catford
12. Cecil (possibly)
13. Corhampton
14. Corland
15. Devonshire (possibly)
16. Diana
17. Dromore castle
18. Edith (possibly)
19. Faunus
20. Fermain (possibly)
21. Fittonia (possibly)
22. Flashlight (probably)
23. Flourish
24. Fowberry tower (part)
25. Fowberry tower (part)
26. Fryken
27. Giuseppe
28. Gluckauf (possibly)
29. Grangemouth
30. Harnis (probably)
31. Hms benvolio
32. Hms botanic
33. Hms cape spartel (probably)
34. Hms corfield
35. Hms cortina
36. Hms dervish
37. Hms egret
38. Hms falcon (stern section)
39. Hms kos xvi (probably)
40. Hms lormont
41. Hms pintail
42. Hms princess victoria
43. Hms strathborve (part)
44. Hms susarion
45. Hms warland (possibly)
46. Homer
47. Hugh taylor
48. Ightham (possibly)
49. Inge marguerite (possibly)
50. Ionic (probably)
51. Jane (possibly)
52. Janet helen (possibly)
53. Jersey (probably)
54. Katina bulgari
55. Keynes
56. Kimberley (possibly)
57. Kingston cameo
58. Kyma
59. Ladas (possibly)
60. Lady anstruther (probably)
61. Lancaster (possibly)
62. Laurel (possibly)
63. Leonora
64. Lifeguard (possibly)
65. Lightship no 83
66. Lismore
67. London
68. Lottie (possibly)
69. Maggie
70. Magnolia
71. Marie dawn
72. Matanuska (probably)
73. Merchiston
74. Modiva (possibly)
75. Nautilus
76. Norfolk (possibly)
77. Norfolk coast
78. Ophir ii (possibly)
79. Petroswift
80. Pilsudski
81. Polzella (possibly)
82. Portia
83. Rado (possibly)
84. Ravonia (part)
85. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
86. Rayford
87. Realf
88. Revello
89. Revi
90. Revigo (possibly)
91. Rhuys
92. Rievaulx abbey
93. Rochester (possibly)
94. Royal scott
95. Royston
96. Schieland (possibly)
97. Scotia (possibly)
98. Scotia (possibly)
99. Sea pearl
100. Shepherd lad
101. Sota eduardo
102. Stylianos chandris
103. Thessaly
104. Two brothers
105. Uc 47
106. Vechstroom
107. Vereingte (possibly)
108. Virginian
109. William balls (probably)

 

Name: LIGHTSHIP NO 83

Length 38.4 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 312 ton

Cause: whilst being towed in fine weather by `thv vestal' was in collision with polish trawler snardy. later sank.

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 276 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 20160410

Details measurements/cartography: H3805/72 28.2.78 LARGE INTACT WK LOCATED ON 13.9.77 IN 534445.4N,003542.6E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LYING E/W. NO SCOUR. (SOISS, 22.12.77). BR STD. H3805/72 18.6.81 LEAST DEPTH REPD 15.5MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 12.6.81).

- NM 1479/81. H1944/80 23.4.82 EXAM'D 15.6.81 IN 534446N, 003541E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HEIGHT 14.9MTRS. INTACT, APPARENTLY A TRAWLER, LYING 097/277DEGS, BOWS W. LENGTH 38.8MTRS, BEAM 10.3MTRS. MAST STILL STANDING AND POSSIBLY A TRAWL NET IS WRAPPED AROUND IT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12).

- NM 1147/82. 22.6.88 REPD TO BE A LIGHT SHIP, STANDING UPRIGHT. (E KIRKPATRICK, TELECON 22.6.88). 16.4.93 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS LIGHTSHIP NO 83 AFTER SALVAGE OF SHIPS BELL. WRECK FOUND TO BE VIRTUALLY INTACT LYING UPRIGHT WITH ONLY DOME OF LIGHT MISSING. (R J COLLINSON, TELECON) 3.4.00 WK INTACT AND UPRIGHT ONLY TOP SECTION OF LIGHT MISSING. EVIDENCE OF COLLISION DAMAGE ON STBD SIDE. WELL ENCRUSTED WITH ANEMONES. (DIVER MAGAZINE, APRIL 2000). SEP 2016/000053291 6.10.16 EXAM'D 10.4.16; IN 5344.783N, 0035.554E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS, LENGTH 38.5MTRS, WIDTH 9.4MTRS, HEIGHT 12.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 276/096 DEGS. WRECK SITS INTACT ON ITS HULL WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 16.7MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT

Position: 53 44.783 N,0 35.554 E

 

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